Encompass Health (EHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Encompass Health's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.30 in Q2 2026, up 101.0% from 0.15 a year earlier and up 125.2% from the prior quarter.
Encompass Health (EHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Encompass Health's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.18 through Jun 30, 2026, up 19.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.16, down 7.1% from FY2024.
- FCF Payout Ratio has now declined for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.17 in FY2024 (-22.7%), 0.23 in FY2023 (-72.3%), 0.81 in FY2022 (+23.3%) and 0.66 in FY2021 (+84.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since Q3 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in two of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 5.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 101.0%); the worst was Q1 2023 (a decline of 54.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, EHC's FCF Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.13 (Q1 2026), 0.16 (Q4 2025) and 0.20 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.08 Bn | 93.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.53 Bn | 55.21 Bn | 485.19 Mn | - |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.60 Bn | 24.03 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.21 |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.98 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.75 Bn | 19.81 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.75 Bn | 11.90 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.47 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 246.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.19 Bn | 12.65 Bn | - | 0.30 |
| 9 | Davita | 11.20 Bn | 9.97 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - |
| 10 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.00 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 492.75 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.33 |
Encompass Health FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "EHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();